The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) serves as the authoritative voice for improved patient outcomes in pressure injury prevention and treatment through public policy, education and research.

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The NPUAP invites you to submit an abstract for a poster presentation at our 2018 Annual Conference, scheduled for Friday-Saturday, March 2-3, 2018 at the AIRA Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. The deadline to submit abstracts is Monday, October 16, 2017 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Applicants will be notified of the status of their abstract’s acceptance by November 10, 2017. Please click on the following link to learn more and to submit your abstract: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2018NPUAPConfAbstracts Please save the date! NPUAP’s … Read More…

Press Contact: Ana Mattson , 978-364-5130 Washington, D.C. – June 26, 2017 – The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) announced the convening of its subcommittee, the Support Surface Standards Initiative (S3I), this spring to approve new standards tests that may help prevent pressure injuries in bed-bound individuals. The S3I subcommittee, comprised of 43 medical professionals across various sectors, met April 20-21 in Salt Lake City. S3I approved four new standards tests and submitted them to the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society … Read More…

PRESS CONTACT: Ana Mattson , 978-364-5130 Washington, D.C. – June 21, 2017 – The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) recently announced six new director to its board of directors . Scott Bolhack, Barbara Delmore, William Padula, Joyce Pittman, Ann Tescher and Tracy Yap were named to the board in 2017, joining the five additional standing directors. New directors serve a three-year term on the board. NPUAP’s board of directors leads the organization in its work as the nation’s leading scientific expert on pressure injury … Read More…

PRESS CONTACT: Ana Mattson, 978-364-5130 Washington, D.C. – June 15, 2017 – The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) announced bundle pricing of the new digital slide sets, designed to assist in the continuing education of health care professionals to prevent and treat pressure injuries. Wound care providers working in acute care, post-acute care, home care agencies, and schools of nursing will benefit from the use of the slide sets. They include the 2016 Pressure Injury Staging System Teaching Slide Set and … Read More…

Please join us on Thursday, April 27 from 1:00-2:00 PM ET as NPUAP offers a FREE webinar presented by Susan Morello, BSN, RN, CWOCN, CBN. Ms. Morello’s webinar, titled Considerations for Bariatric Patients in Pressure Injuries & Wound Care will examine the factors which have an impact on skin issues of the bariatric patient. This webinar will also discuss prevention and treatment of skin injuries when caring for a bariatric patient and will also describe factors to be considered when … Read More…

Washington, D.C. [January 26, 2017] – In a recent article in The National Law Review by Michael Denning and Jessica Klaus of Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s (NPUAP) new 2016 Pressure Injury Staging System is celebrated as “a much needed clarification for medical professionals.” The authors explain, “It is important that providers of pressure injury treatment take note of these recent changes and incorporate the new terminology and staging system into their diagnoses and treatment moving forward.” … Read More…

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) invites you to submit an abstract for a poster presentation at our 2017 Biennial Conference, Pressure Injury: Advancing the Vision, scheduled for March 10-11, 2017 in New Orleans, LA. The deadline to submit abstracts is Monday, January 2, 2017. Applicants will be notified of the status of their abstract’s acceptance by January 17, 2017. Please click on the following link to learn more and to submit your abstract: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2017BiennialAbstracts Please save the date: NPUAP’s … Read More…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2016 Governmental Agencies and Professional Organizations Support NPUAP’s Pressure Injury Staging System Washington, DC – The NPUAP revised the Pressure Injury Staging System following a consensus conference in April. The response to the changes has been positive. To date, The Joint Commission (TJC) has adopted the new terminology and CMS has been in discussions with the NPUAP to incorporate the new terminology. The rollout of the changes will be controlled by these agencies. The National … Read More…